What happened in Qufu soon spread throughout Shandong. As the first family in Shandong, the Kong family is deeply rooted and has luxuriant branches. It is no less generous than King Fan, or even more. Cui Mingji came

When he went to Qufu to perform surgery on the Kong family, almost all the important families in Shandong were paying attention.

From this, we can see Cui Mingji's attitude and determination, and then we can see the emperor's determination, and the emperor's determination determines their attitude and behavior.

From the beginning to the end, what disappointed these families was that the emperor's determination was beyond imagination. The Kong family, which had endured for thousands of years, collapsed in the face of the land reform policy and the household registration policy. In addition to being frightened, it also disappointed them.

They saw the majesty and power of the imperial authority at this time.

For the local gentry families, the civil servants and the emperor were regarded as one. These people did not care about and could not see the game and power distribution between them. They only knew that the central government was powerful. But now,

The Kong family, which symbolized civil servants, had all been removed. Under this sudden collapse, these families did not see much reaction from the civil servants.

From this, it is not difficult to guess that in the struggle for power that has been going on since the founding of the People's Republic of China and has been a classic piece of music in all dynasties, the emperor had the absolute upper hand and completely suppressed the civil servants.

Faced with this situation and the 20,000 city defense troops equipped with certain armor and muskets, they made the right choice based on the lessons learned from South Zhili. They completely gave up any resistance and allowed Cui Mingji, the governor-general of land reform, to carry out the land reform.

The same is true for several Fan kings who were entrusted in Shandong. They gave up their land, servants, and personal relationships with everyone in the mansion, and replaced them with employment contracts determined by the Ministry of Commerce. This included the guards, housekeepers, maids, etc. in the mansion.

, all like this.

Under such circumstances, the land reform in Shandong went smoothly without any resistance. Even the landlords in Hebei who went crazy and attacked land reform officials with kitchen knives did not happen.

However, Shandong calmed down and accepted the fate of being incorporated, while the entire Ming Dynasty began to boil like boiling water.

The Imperial Daily has spread all over the world. The details of the entire incident of the Confucius family in Qufu, Shandong, have been presented to people all over the world through detailed descriptions. This level of detail and detail makes people sometimes have to doubt Yang Lian.

position.

Of course, with this level of detailed description, the specific details of land reform are thoroughly understood by the world, including the nature of various land uses, land use in cities, rural land use, mountains, mineral deposits, leased land and real estate, etc.

Policies are clearly understood.

Among them, the most praised one is the household registration policy. The division between citizens, civilians, and slaves has caused many people to disagree. Some people talk about it, some people reviled it, and some people are secretly happy about it.

Among the people, most people have the habit of selling their sons and daughters. The reason is simply that they can't make a living. Nowadays, the land policy is based on the number of people. Regardless of men, women, old or young, one person has five acres of land, which makes it difficult for many people to support their families.

Farmers would think twice about sending bad children to wealthy families as slaves.

But now the Ming Dynasty's policy that citizens are not allowed to be slaves has suddenly catered to their psychology and made their little thoughts come true.

In the whole world, there are countless slaves and families like this. Zhu Youxiao's actions immediately won their hearts and made them fully support the emperor, plus the saints who distributed their fields to each household.

Such a move, it is true that almost 99% of the people are completely on the side of the emperor.

However, while the people were in high spirits and discussing His Majesty the Emperor's good governance, a large number of scholars gathered together and discussed non-stop.

Zhejiang, a certain teahouse.

"Your Majesty is cutting off his own foundation and digging his own grave!" A young scholar made an impassioned speech.

"Yes, yes!" The person next to him echoed, "The direct descendants of the Confucian saints set an example for the world. To be treated like this now is really chilling to the world!"

Zhejiang is a major province of culture and education, and its imperial examinations can be called a death group, with extremely fierce competition. Now, under Zhu Youxiao's policy, although the number of official positions and salaries has increased, the hidden benefits for scholars in the past are not there.

Especially, the benefits of tax exemption and exemption from military service that many big families obtained by supporting scholars have disappeared. How can they be willing to accept this?

Moreover, land was confiscated and distributed free of charge. The farmers were happy, but the landlords were extremely unhappy, and the scholars trained by the landlords were also unhappy.

All the former Juren were appointed by Zhu Youxiao and assigned to work across the country. Since they were not in the villages and counties, they naturally could not dominate the public opinion among the local scholars. Therefore, the right to speak fell into the hands of those scholars. However, this

This right to speak, under the influence of the Imperial Daily, has shrunk a lot. It's okay that what they say does not involve the emperor. Once negative information about the emperor appears, the people will not believe it at all.

Although the people are illiterate, the literary style of the Ming Dynasty was at its peak. There are not too many people who are literate but have no fame. Now you can go into a teahouse and spend a red coin to order a cup of tea, listen to the scholars reading newspapers, and understand things you never knew before.

information, in this case, it is very difficult for those with ulterior motives to deceive the villagers.

Therefore, Yibangzi scholars often gather together to make reactionary remarks. When they talk about the Confucian family, they are all excited and refute and curse words.

"You are really a fool today. It's okay if you don't take part in next year's imperial examination." Suddenly someone said angrily, "Why don't we all stop taking part in the imperial examination and use our practical actions to oppose the fool."

As soon as these words came out, the whole place was silent, and everyone else looked at this man in astonishment, with strange eyes.

"What's wrong?" He couldn't help but ask as his companion looked at him a little confused.

"Haha, everyone, I suddenly remembered that my mother at home asked me to buy a bottle of soy sauce. I have been out for a long time, and I am afraid that my mother will be impatient, so I will leave." One person cupped his hands and Shi Shiran left.

"My wife is waiting for the food to be served, so I'm leaving too."

"My sow hasn't been fed yet, so she left first."

All of a sudden, all kinds of weird reasons appeared one after another. After a while, the whole room was empty in an instant. Only the scholar who just proposed to cancel the imperial examination did not understand why and looked at the empty tables and chairs in front of him blankly.

However, here in Zhejiang, we just talk about different things. In some hidden places in Guangdong, Jiangsu, Hunan, and Sichuan, some people started different conversations.

Somewhere in Guangdong.

"What are you guys thinking? The Kong family has learned from their mistakes. Could it be that they are still lucky?" asked an old man sitting in the main seat.

In the room, there were all silent old men with extraordinary temperament. They were dressed in different styles, but they all were luxuriously dressed and had a graceful temperament. It was obvious at a glance that they were not from ordinary families.

"This bastard emperor sent some kind of customs director to take over the entire Guangdong Port, which made our business shrink. It's really uncomfortable." A somewhat swarthy man cursed. Although he was also dressed in extraordinary clothes, he was very uncomfortable.

The temperament is completely different from the people here, with a strong and bloody feeling.

"Okay, Water Monkey, you have no foundation. It's okay to just go to sea. We are really suffering. We haven't paid enough attention to the emperor's policy. My family's thousand acres of mulberry fields are not mine anymore, and I have to rent them exclusively."

Come down, and you have to pay taxes, it’s really..." As he spoke, he became so angry that he could not speak.

After saying this, others also complained.

"That's right, there are still people from the navy who are starting to build forts at the port. Who are they guarding against?"

"Now there are more and more patrols. Various ships are wandering overseas every day to catch smugglers. I also heard that when the fort is built, a fleet of ships will be stationed here specifically to suppress bandits and catch smugglers at sea.

Woolen cloth."

News broke out one after another, making everyone realize that it is becoming more and more difficult to do business at sea, especially those that are specially smuggled to other places for sale. As foreign businessmen gradually come to the three major ports to purchase goods, the prices are well known.

It is difficult for them to sell goods at the high prices they used to sell now. Although the volume is large at low prices, I still feel unhappy when I think about it because they have to pay taxes.

"Haha, since everyone is so dissatisfied, why don't we unite and vote for him to rebel against this dog emperor." The old man sitting in the main seat suddenly said. Although these words were abrupt, looking at the expressions of the others,

But there was no surprise at all, it had obviously been discussed long ago.

Guangdong is located in a remote area and is not on the main shipping route, so it has received the least impact. Whether it was when Wang Siyuan united the coastal pirates or when the three kings of the East China Sea conquered each other and then jointly attacked Japan, they have never communicated with this place.

When water enters, don't invade the river, stick to the boundaries of the land, and don't cross it at all.

Therefore, over a long period of time, the pirates here have suffered the least damage and their strength has been best preserved. These maritime paramilitary organizations are generally under the control of local large families.

, there are people and guns, and Guangdong is located in a remote location and is blocked by mountains. Various conditions provide the factors for independence.

So certain thoughts have been lingering in these people's minds.

After the old man in charge brought it up, everyone in the place fell silent. However, unlike those scholars in Zhejiang, these Guangdong barbarians are very arrogant and dare to fight hard. No matter who wants to infringe on my interests, they must pay the price.

"F*ck you, isn't it a rebellion? The dog emperor has gone too far, why don't you rebel against his f**k." With a click, the dark man slammed the tea cup in his hand, stood up and roared.

What he said seemed to arouse everyone's emotions, and they all spoke one after another.

"Yes, this is what the government forces the people to rebel against, against their mother."

"The Dog Emperor even killed the descendants of saints, so we must rebel against him."

"Yes, rebellion is justified."

Seeing this scene, the old man in charge twisted his beard and smiled.

However, what he didn't know was that an army was marching over the mountains and ridges from Jiangxi towards Guangzhou. They looked tired, but their formation was strict. Even during the march, they were meticulous and unyielding.
Chapter completed!